A biblical name, particularly referring to Ephraim the son of Joseph, and later the kingdom of Ephraim in ancient Israel.
From Hebrew 'Ephrayim,' possibly meaning 'doubly fruitful' or 'making fruitful.' In the Hebrew Bible, Ephraim was Joseph's second son and became the name of a major northern Israeli tribe and later kingdom.
Ephraim gave its name to an entire biblical kingdom, and later 'Ephraim' was used as a poetic term for the entire northern kingdom of Israel in prophetic texts—making one man's name expand into national identity.
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